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computer literate

computer literate adjective: able to operate a personal computer and its associated software and hardware, and to understand most of the underlying concepts (but not necessarily the electronics, or a programming language).

Adjective

computer literate (comparative more computer literate, superlative most computer literate)

  1. Able to operate a personal computer and its associated software and hardware, and to understand most of the underlying concepts (but not necessarily the electronics, or a programming language).

Synonyms of computer literate

Antonyms

Forms of computer literate

comparativemore computer literate
superlativemost computer literate

Words formed from computer literate

Questions about computer literate

What does computer literate mean?
Computer literate means able to operate a personal computer and its associated software and hardware, and to understand most of the underlying concepts (but not necessarily the electronics, or a programming language).
What part of speech is computer literate?
Computer literate is an adjective.

Words near computer literate in the dictionary

  1. computer labs
  2. computer language
  3. computer languages
  4. computer literacies
  5. computer literacy
  6. computer literate
  7. computer model
  8. computer models
  9. computer network
  10. computer networks
  11. computer paper

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